RenaissanceRe Reports $1.2 Billion of Net Income Available to Common Shareholders and $540.3 Million of Operating Income Available to Common Shareholders in Q3 2024.

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: RNR) (“RenaissanceRe” or the “Company”) today announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2024.

Operating Return on Average Common Equity, Operating Income (Loss) Available (Attributable) to Common Shareholders, Operating Income (Loss) Available (Attributable) to Common Shareholders per Diluted Common Share, Change in Tangible Book Value per Common Share Plus Change in Accumulated Dividends and Adjusted Combined Ratio are non-GAAP financial measures; see “Comments on Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for a reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures.

Acquisition of Validus

On November 1, 2023, the Company completed its acquisition (the “Validus Acquisition”) of Validus Holdings, Ltd. (“Validus Holdings”), Validus Specialty, LLC (“Validus Specialty”) and the renewal rights, records and customer relationships of the assumed treaty reinsurance business of Talbot Underwriting Limited from subsidiaries of American International Group, Inc. Validus Holdings, Validus Specialty, and their respective subsidiaries collectively are referred to herein as “Validus.”

The results of operations and financial condition include Validus since November 1, 2023. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, should be viewed in that context. In addition, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 may not be reflective of the ongoing business of the combined entities.

Underwriting Results - Property Segment: Combined ratio of 60.3%, including a 35.4 percentage point impact from the Q3 2024 Large Loss Events

• Gross premiums written increased by $279.7 million, or54.7%, due to:

– a $183.2 million increase in the catastrophe class of business, driven by an increase of $74.3 million in reinstatement premiums as well as a combination of organic growth, new opportunities, and the renewal of business acquired in the Validus Acquisition, in conjunction with the retention of legacy lines, primarily at the July 1, 2024 renewal.

– a $96.5 million increase in the other property class of business, reflecting the renewal of business acquired in the Validus Acquisition and organic growth, in both catastrophe and non-catastrophe exposed business.

• Net premiums written increased by $256.4 million, or 57.6%, driven by the increase in gross premiums written discussed above, partially offset by an increase in ceded premiums written.
• Net claims and claim expense ratio - current accident year increased by 16.4 percentage points, due to a higher impact from large loss events compared to the third quarter of 2023. The Q3 2024 Large Loss Events added 43.5 percentage points to the catastrophe class of business and 24.8 percentage points to the other property class of business.
• Net claims and claim expense ratio - prior accident years decreased 10.3 percentage points, reflecting net favorable development in the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by:

– net favorable development of $184.4 million from large catastrophe events across the 2017 to 2022 accident years, including $108.1 million from the 2022 Weather-Related Large Losses; and

– net favorable development on attritional losses across the other property class of business.

• Underwriting expense ratio increased 1.0 percentage point, primarily due to:

– a 0.4 percentage point increase in the acquisition expense ratio, driven by the increase in acquisition expenses from purchase accounting adjustments primarily related to the Validus Acquisition, which added 1.8 percentage points to the acquisition expense ratio in the third quarter of 2024. This was partially offset by changes in the mix of business as a result of the continued relative growth in the catastrophe class of business, which has a lower acquisition expense ratio than the other property class of business; and

– a 0.6 percentage point increase in the operating expense ratio primarily due to an increase in operating expenses following the Validus Acquisition.

• Combined ratio increased by 7.1 percentage points, and adjusted combined ratio,which removes the impact of acquisition related purchase accounting adjustments, increased by 5.1 percentage points, each primarily due to a higher impact from the Q3 2024 Large Loss Events as compared to the 2023 Large Loss Events, partially offset by an increase in prior accident year net favorable development.

Underwriting Results - Casualty and Specialty Segment: Combined ratio of 100.1% and adjusted combined ratio of 97.7%, with current accident year loss ratio of 65.8%

• Gross premiums written increased by $502.0 million, or 45.3%, primarily driven by:

– the renewal of business acquired in the Validus Acquisition, principally in the general casualty and other specialty classes of business, which grew by $168.6 million and $208.4 million, respectively, compared to the third quarter of 2023; and

– organic growth of legacy lines, particularly within the other specialty class of business.

• Net premiums written increased 49.7%, consistent with the drivers discussed for gross premiums written above, in addition to an overall reduction in our retrocessional purchases.
• Combined ratio increased by 3.1 percentage points, and adjusted combined ratio, which removes the impact of acquisition related purchase accounting adjustments, increased by 1.0 percentage point, each primarily due to the increase in the underwriting expense ratio.
• Net claims and claim expense ratio - current accident year decreasedby1.4 percentage points, as the comparable period was impacted by event losses on catastrophe exposed lines within the other specialty class of business.
• Net claims and claim expense ratio - prior accident years reflects net favorable development driven by reported losses generally coming in lower than expected on attritional net claims and claim expenses from the other specialty and credit classes of business.
• Underwriting expense ratio increased 3.2 percentage points, driven by a 3.0 percentage point increase in the acquisition expense ratio primarily due to the impact of Validus integration related activities and purchase accounting adjustments, which collectively added 2.6 percentage points to the acquisition expense ratio in the third quarter of 2024.

Fee Income: $82.1 million of fee income, up 27.1% from Q3 2023; increase in both management and performance fees

• Management fee income increased $10.5 million, reflecting growth in the Company’s joint ventures and managed funds, specifically DaVinciRe Holdings Ltd. (“DaVinci”), and Fontana Holdings L.P. (“Fontana”), as well as the addition of fees earned by AlphaCat Managers Ltd., which was acquired as part of the Validus Acquisition.
• Performance fee income increased $7.0 million, driven by strong underwriting results and prior year favorable development, primarily in DaVinci and Upsilon RFO Re Ltd.

Investment Results: Total investment result of $1.4 billion; net investment income growth of 28.8%

• Net investment income increased $94.8 million, due to a combination of higher average invested assets, primarily resulting from the Validus Acquisition, and higher yielding assets in the fixed maturity investments portfolio.
• Net realized and unrealized gains on investments increased by $1.2 billion, principally driven by:

– higher net realized and unrealized gains on fixed maturity investments trading of $891.7 million, primarily due to decreases in interest rates in Q3 2024, as compared to interest rate increases in Q3 2023;

– an increase in net realized and unrealized gains on other investments of $162.5 million driven by an increase in the value of the Company’s investment in TWFG as a result of TWFG, Inc.’s initial public offering in the third quarter of 2024;

– an increase in net realized and unrealized gains on investment-related derivatives of $66.9 million, primarily as a result of the impact of the interest rate movements noted above on interest rate futures and commodity price movements favorably impacting commodity futures; and

– an increase in net realized and unrealized gains on catastrophe bonds of $33.8 million, reflective of changes in risk spreads in the wider catastrophe bond market.

• Total investments were $33.0 billion at September 30, 2024 (December 31, 2023 - $29.2 billion). The weighted average yield to maturity and duration on the Company’s investment portfolio (excluding investments that have no final maturity, yield to maturity or duration) was 5.1% and 2.9 years, respectively (December 31, 2023 - 5.8% and 2.6 years, respectively).

• Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests of$450.2 million was primarily driven by strong:

– underwriting results in DaVinci and Vermeer Reinsurance Ltd.;

– net investment income driven by higher average invested assets and higher yielding assets within the investment portfolios of the Company’s joint ventures and managed funds; and

– net realized and unrealized gains on investments of the Company’s joint ventures and managed funds.

• Income tax expense of $102.0 million in the current quarter, primarily driven by income in the Company’s U.S. operations.
• Share Repurchases of 477.8 thousand common shares at an aggregate cost of $106.8 million and an average price of $223.45 per common share in the third quarter of 2024.

– On November 6, 2024, the Board approved an increase in the Company’s authorized share repurchase program, bringing the total current authorization up to $750 million.

• Hurricane Milton is estimated to have a $275.0 million net negative impact on net income (loss) available (attributable) to common shareholders in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Net negative impact on underwriting result includes the sum of (1) net claims and claim expenses incurred, (2) assumed and ceded reinstatement premiums earned and (3) earned and lost profit commissions. Net negative impact on net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders is the sum of (1) net negative impact on underwriting result and (2) redeemable noncontrolling interest, both before consideration of any related income tax benefit (expense).

The Company’s estimates of net negative impact are based on a review of the Company’s potential exposures, preliminary discussions with certain counterparties and actuarial modeling techniques. The Company’s actual net negative impact, both individually and in the aggregate, may vary from these estimates, perhaps materially. Changes in these estimates will be recorded in the period in which they occur.

Meaningful uncertainty remains regarding the estimates and the nature and extent of the losses from these catastrophe events, driven by the magnitude and recent nature of the events, the geographic areas impacted by the events, relatively limited claims data received to date, the contingent nature of business interruption and other exposures, potential uncertainties relating to reinsurance recoveries and other factors inherent in loss estimation, among other things.

Net negative impact on the segment underwriting results and consolidated combined ratio

Net negative impact on the consolidated financial statements

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Additional Financial Information

This Press Release includes certain financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S. (“GAAP”) including “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders,” “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - diluted,” “operating return on average common equity - annualized,” “tangible book value per common share,” “tangible book value per common share plus accumulated dividends,” and “adjusted combined ratio.” A reconciliation of such measures to the most comparable GAAP figures in accordance with Regulation G is presented in the attached supplemental financial data.

Please refer to the “Investors - Financial Reports - Financial Supplements” section of the Company’s website at www.renre.com for a copy of the Financial Supplement which includes additional information on the Company’s financial performance.

Conference Call Information

RenaissanceRe will host a conference call on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss this release. Live broadcast of the conference call will be available through the “Investors - Webcasts & Presentations” section of the Company’s website at www.renre.com.

About RenaissanceRe

RenaissanceRe is a global provider of reinsurance and insurance that specializes in matching desirable risk with efficient capital. The Company provides property, casualty and specialty reinsurance and certain insurance solutions to customers, principally through intermediaries. Established in 1993, RenaissanceRe has offices in Bermuda, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Any forward-looking statements made in this Press Release reflect RenaissanceRe’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company may also make forward-looking statements with respect to its business and industry, such as those relating to its strategy and management objectives, plans and expectations regarding its response and ability to adapt to changing economic conditions, market standing and product volumes, estimates of net negative impact and insured losses from loss events, and the Validus Acquisition and its impact on the Company’s business, among other things. These statements are subject to numerous factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those addressed by such forward-looking statements, including the following: the Company’s exposure to natural and non-natural catastrophic events and circumstances and the variance it may cause in the Company’s financial results; the effect of climate change on the Company’s business, including the trend towards increasingly frequent and severe climate events; the effectiveness of the Company’s claims and claim expense reserving process; the effect of emerging claims and coverage issues; the performance of the Company’s investment portfolio and financial market volatility; the effects of inflation; the ability of the Company’s ceding companies and delegated authority counterparties to accurately assess the risks they underwrite; the Company’s ability to maintain its financial strength ratings; the Company’s reliance on a small number of brokers; the highly competitive nature of the Company’s industry; the historically cyclical nature of the (re)insurance industries; collection on claimed retrocessional coverage, and new retrocessional reinsurance being available on acceptable terms or at all; the Company’s ability to attract and retain key executives and employees; the Company’s ability to successfully implement its business strategies and initiatives; the Company’s exposure to credit loss from counterparties; the Company’s need to make many estimates and judgments in the preparation of its financial statements; the Company’s exposure to risks associated with its management of capital on behalf of investors in joint ventures or other entities it manages; changes to the accounting rules and regulatory systems applicable to the Company’s business, including changes in Bermuda and U.S. laws or regulations; the effect of current or future macroeconomic or geopolitical events or trends, including the ongoing conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, and in the Middle East; other political, regulatory or industry initiatives adversely impacting the Company; the Company’s ability to comply with covenants in its debt agreements; the effect of adverse economic factors, including changes in the prevailing interest rates; the impact of cybersecurity risks, including technology breaches or failure; a contention by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service that any of the Company’s Bermuda subsidiaries are subject to taxation in the U.S.; the effects of new or possible future tax reform legislation and regulations in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates, including recent changes in Bermuda tax law; the Company’s ability to determine any impairments taken on its investments; the Company’s ability to raise capital on acceptable terms, including through debt instruments, the capital markets, and third party investments in the Company’s joint ventures and managed fund partners; the Company’s ability to comply with applicable sanctions and foreign corrupt practices laws; the Company’s dependence on capital distributions from its subsidiaries; and other factors affecting future results disclosed in RenaissanceRe’s filings with the SEC, including its Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

In addition to the GAAP financial measures set forth in this Press Release, the Company has included certain non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G. The Company has provided certain of these financial measures in previous investor communications and the Company’s management believes that such measures are important to investors and other interested persons, and that investors and such other persons benefit from having a consistent basis for comparison between quarters and for comparison with other companies within or outside the industry. These measures may not, however, be comparable to similarly titled measures used by companies within or outside of the insurance industry. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these non-GAAP measures in assessing the Company’s overall financial performance.

Operating Income (Loss) Available (Attributable) to RenaissanceRe Common Shareholders, Operating Income (Loss) Available (Attributable) to RenaissanceRe Common Shareholders per Common Share – Diluted and Operating Return on Average Common Equity - Annualized

The Company uses “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders” as a measure to evaluate the underlying fundamentals of its operations and believes it to be a useful measure of its corporate performance. “Operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders” as used herein differs from “net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders,” which the Company believes is the most directly comparable GAAP measure, by the exclusion of (1) net realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments, excluding other investments - catastrophe bonds, (2) net foreign exchange gains and losses, (3) expenses or revenues associated with acquisitions, dispositions and impairments, (4) acquisition related purchase accounting adjustments, (5) the Bermuda net deferred tax asset, (6) the income tax expense or benefit associated with these adjustments, and (7) the portion of these adjustments attributable to the Company’s redeemable noncontrolling interests. The Company also uses “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders” to calculate “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - diluted” and “operating return on average common equity - annualized.”

The Company’s management believes that “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders,” “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - diluted” and “operating return on average common equity - annualized” are useful to management and investors because they provide for better comparability and more accurately measure the Company’s results of operations and remove variability.

The following table is a reconciliation of: (1) net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders to “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders”; (2) net income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - diluted to “operating income (loss) available (attributable) to RenaissanceRe common shareholders per common share - diluted”; and (3) return on average common equity - annualized to “operating return on average common equity - annualized.” Comparative information for the prior periods presented have been updated to conform to the current methodology and presentation.

Tangible Book Value Per Common Share and Tangible Book Value Per Common Share Plus Accumulated Dividends

The Company has included in this Press Release “tangible book value per common share” and “tangible book value per common share plus accumulated dividends.” “Tangible book value per common share” is defined as book value per common share excluding per share amounts for (1) acquisition related goodwill and other intangible assets, (2) acquisition related purchase accounting adjustments, and (3) other goodwill and intangible assets. “Tangible book value per common share plus accumulated dividends” is defined as book value per common share excluding per share amounts for (1) acquisition related goodwill and other intangible assets, (2) acquisition related purchase accounting adjustments, and (3) other goodwill and intangible assets, plus accumulated dividends.

The Company’s management believes “tangible book value per common share” and “tangible book value per common share plus accumulated dividends” are useful to investors because they provide a more accurate measure of the realizable value of shareholder returns, excluding the impact of goodwill and intangible assets and acquisition related purchase accounting adjustments. The following table is a reconciliation of book value per common share to “tangible book value per common share” and “tangible book value per common share plus accumulated dividends.” Comparative information for the prior periods presented have been updated to conform to the current methodology and presentation.

Adjusted Combined Ratio

The Company has included in this Press Release “adjusted combined ratio” for the company, its segments and certain classes of business. “Adjusted combined ratio” is defined as the combined ratio adjusted for the impact of acquisition related purchase accounting, which includes the amortization of acquisition related intangible assets, purchase accounting adjustments related to the amortization (accretion) of VOBA and acquisition costs, and the fair value adjustments to the net reserve for claims and claim expenses for the acquisitions of Validus, TMR and Platinum. The combined ratio is calculated as the sum of (1) net claims and claim expenses incurred, (2) acquisition expenses, and (3) operational expenses; divided by net premiums earned. The acquisition related purchase accounting adjustments impact net claims and claim expenses incurred and acquisition expenses. The Company’s management believes “adjusted combined ratio” is useful to management and investors because it provides for better comparability and more accurately measures the Company’s underlying underwriting performance. The following table is a reconciliation of combined ratio to “adjusted combined ratio.”

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